Fashion News Roundup: Karl Lagerfeld to Publish Nietzsche, the McQueen Exhibit Draws a Record Number of People, and Abbey Lee Kershaw's First Single

Karl Lagerfeld Is a Busy Man: The Chanel designer just finished his cruise collection and has been hawking Magnum Ice Cream and now, Lagerfeld has made plans to release Nietzsche's writings in their entirety. Only 3,000 copies will be published and it will only be available in German. He also directed a short film, The Tale of a Fairy starring Chanel's usual suspects (Freja, Babtiste, etc.,) as a companion to the cruise collection. The short launches on Chanel.com today. {ELLE and Chanel.com}
Fashion Mags Take Home Honors at the National Magazine Awards: Many of Condé Nast's titles were among last night's big winners. GQ won the Ellie award for design while W took one for photography. {WWD, subscription required}
Listen to Abbey Lee Kershaw Sing: The model's band, Our Mountain, has debuted their first single, "Wooden Hearts." In addition to vocals, Kershaw also lends her talents to the tambourine. {Modelinia}

Karl Lagerfeld Is a Busy Man: The Chanel designer just finished his cruise collection and has been hawking Magnum Ice Cream and now, Lagerfeld has made plans to release Nietzsche's writings in their entirety. Only 3,000 copies will be published and it will only be available in German. He also directed a short film, The Tale of a Fairy starring Chanel's usual suspects (Freja, Babtiste, etc.,) as a companion to the cruise collection. The short launches on Chanel.com today. {ELLE and Chanel.com}

Fashion Mags Take Home Honors at the National Magazine Awards: Many of Condé Nast's titles were among last night's big winners. GQ won the Ellie award for design while W took one for photography. {WWD, subscription required}

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Listen to Abbey Lee Kershaw Sing: The model's band, Our Mountain, has debuted their first single, "Wooden Hearts." In addition to vocals, Kershaw also lends her talents to the tambourine. {Modelinia}

H&M to Open a Concession: The brand's first concession will open in London's department store Selfridges this August. Its ground floor home will be amidst American Apparel and Topshop's outposts and will showcase select women's wear and accessories. {Telegraph}

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Heidi Klum and Seal's Masquerade Themed Vow Renewals: The couple is known for their lavish Halloween costumes, so of course they went all out for their vow renewal ceremony. Klum wore a big poufy dress while Seal opted for a pirate hat. Both wore masks. {The Cut}

Gilt Groupe Is Worth A Lot of Money: $1 billion--a number that has doubled in the past year. {WSJ}

Everyone Wants to See the McQueen Exhibit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has reported that in less than a week, the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibit has drawn over 43,000 visitors. {DNAinfo}

The Other Missing Model: Though we all miss Karlie, many have been surprised this season at the lack of Abbey Lee Kershaw on the runways. Turns out she's having knee surgery tomorrow (ouch!). The model has been plagued with knee issues for years, and we certainly wish her a speedy recovery. But there's also a rumor she's working on the next Spielberg film - something her New York Agency Next Model Management did not confirm or deny. {Frockwriter}
Ferragamo Partners with the Louvre: The Italian brand has announced that it will be the exclusive sponsor of the upcoming exhibit "Saint Anne, Leonardo da Vinci's Ultimate Masterpiece,” running from March 29 to June 25 at the Louvre. In an historic move, Ferragamo will show Resort on June 12 in the Denon wing, the first time the Louvre has allowed a fashion show within the museum itself. Chairman Ferruccio Ferragamo considers the sponsorship "a great honor." {WWD}
Angelina's Face Covers Vogue Turkey: She's not just a pretty (and hilarious) leg. Jolie looks fantastic on the cover of this month's Turkish edition of Vogue, reminding everyone that her face is just as worthy of attention as her gams. {ONTD}

Is this the first image for the forthcoming Versace x H&M campaign? A photo of Abbey Lee Kershaw in some patchwork chinoiserie and bold gold accessories has just landed on the Fashion Spot, via I Know Something You Don't Know, and both sites are claiming it's the first image to leak from the campaign. We buy it--Abbey Lee is Versace's favorite model right now and those togs (and that belt!) are totes Versace.